The most important place they are talking about is the provincial capital city of Jinan, which is located in Shandong. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

It is not unreasonable for any place to become the capital or a province. Especially in ancient times, basically every province was the most important place in the province. This place may not be the center of the province, but it is definitely lost, either the whole province will be cut off from traffic, or the rest of the province will be unsafe. And Jinan is a combination of both.

Jinan south of Mount Tai, north of Tianjin Bohai Sea, good at fish and salt, the boundary of the river Huai. Since ancient times, the south has no choice but to ask Heji, the north has not dared to peep into Huaisi, the west has no way to aspire to Linzi, and the east has no way to compete with Azhen, which has always been regarded as an elbow and armpit.

Although Luo Ren and Su Sheikh had no hope for the success of the rebellion, they actually didn't have much intention to plan for a war, and they couldn't say that they hoped to be destroyed as soon as possible and not be affected by this kind of torment. But Lu Yuan is not completely ignorant of soldiers, so he has to plan for the safety of his wife and children. Although Lu Yuan himself is not here, he has cronies here.

Therefore, although Luo Ren and Chief Su did not have any communication, they unanimously decided to send troops to attack Jinan. First, because the location of Jinan is very important, even if you don't know how to fight, as long as you have read the history books, you know that the location of Jinan is very important, so the decision to attack Jinan does not seem to have any problems.

But at the same time, Jinan is the largest fortified city in Shandong, and it is basically impossible to defeat it without more than ten times the number of troops in the actual battle, and at this time Jinan has a guard of nearly 6,000 people, and there are young and strong people who can be mobilized, they do not have too many advantages in troops, and the only thing they can count on is a surprise attack.

What Luo Ren and Chief Su thought was that if the shit luck surprise attack was really successful, they would not be able to be exterminated for a while, and they would be able to live for a long time; If it fails, it is estimated that it will be over soon, and there is no need to suffer.

The two discussed the specific arrangements again, and they were about to dismiss the meeting. But at this time, Lu Yuan was placed next to Luo Ren, and Deng Enming, a close confidant who also participated in the meeting, said: "Wait! There is one more thing that has not been discussed. Next, even if the soldiers are stupid, they know that it is absolutely impossible for the imperial court to let them attack the county seat, right? If it is said that so many counties have been captured by thieves, no one will believe it, right? ”

"So, have you forgotten to put on a banner?"

Chief Su and Luo Ren were silent. They hadn't forgotten about it, but they didn't mention it. This is because they are not motivated to rebel at all. So I don't care about anything else.

However, they also have words to deal with. Luo Ren said: "Shouldn't this matter be decided by Lu Yuan?" How, can we still decide? ”

Deng Enming snorted, he could also guess what Luo Ren and Chief Su were thinking, but Lu Yuan had told him before leaving, so he didn't make any other moves.

Deng Enming said: "Lord Lu had already told me before leaving, and he rebelled in the name of King Qi, that is, on the grounds that he was deposed, saying that there were traitors in the court to divide the royal flesh and blood, and to raise troops in the name of Qing traitors. ”

"Now His Majesty's most trusted ministers are Qi Tai, Lian Zining, Chen Xingshan and others. In the name of 'Zhu Qi Chen, Qing Jun side', he raised troops! ”

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On August 15, Luo Ren and Su chieftains divided 3,000 troops to attack Binzhou. On August 16, Lu Yuan officially raised a counter-flag in Qingzhou, and with the help of 3,000 people sent back by Deng Enming, he incorporated the army of 5,000 Qi Wang Sanwei who stayed in Qingzhou, and then sent 2,000 troops south to Muling Pass, and took Muling Pass on August 18; He also sent 5,000 troops to the east to take Changle, and then captured Weixian and Changyi, and entered Jiao.

Chief Su and Luo Ren personally led the main army of 23,000 people all the way east to Jinan. On the night of 14 August, they spent the night repairing in Le'an, and on the second day the whole army went out to attack Jinan.

In order to seek speed, they passed through Xincheng, Changshan, Zouping, and Zhangqiu counties along the way, and arrived at Licheng County, Jinan Prefecture on 19 August. Although these four counties also sensed that something was wrong and sent people to Jinan to deliver the message, the nearest route to Jinan was occupied by the rebels, so the people they sent to deliver the message were not as fast as the rebels, and when the rebels arrived in Licheng County, the local people were still ignorant of the rebellion.

That night, they stormed Yantou Town, and a hundred households stationed here were wiped out, but it happened that there was Jinyi Wei here in Yantou Town, and Jinyi Wei took advantage of the chaos to escape Yantou Town, and ran back to Jinan City the next morning to inform the King of Qi of the rebellion.

In the lobby of the Jinan Metropolitan Command Envoy, Shanxi Commander Xie Cheng exclaimed: "What! King Qi rebelled? He was about to pour the tea, but when he heard the news, the hot tea splashed on his hand and he didn't react.

Xie Cheng put the water cup on the table and said loudly to the person in front of him, "How do you know?" ”

The person in front of him said: "Lord Commander, last night the rebels attacked and occupied Yantou Town, and there happened to be a Jinyi guard. After the rebels were not disciplined and annihilated the hundreds of households stationed in the local area, they brutalized the people, and Jinyiwei was able to survive Jinan to inform him of the incident. ”

Xie Cheng continued to ask, "How many of them are there?" ”

The man said: "The commander of the capital is, according to Jinyiwei, at least more than 10,000 people. ”

Xie Cheng stood on the ground, thought for a while, and said: "First, immediately gather the soldiers of the Jinan Guard, all of them will be assembled in the city, and all the ordnance that can be brought into the city will also be brought in!" ”

"Second, immediately call Zhang Shen, the political envoy of Shandong Zuobu, and He Yuan, the prefect of Jinan, over!"

"Three, immediately send someone south to inform the king of Qi in the capital to rebel!"

"Fourth, hand over the brocade guard who reported the news, and I will ask in person!"

This man was commanded. Not long after, Zhang Shen and He Yuan came to the capital command envoy together.

The two of them already knew what was going on halfway through, so their faces were full of anxiety and surprise. As soon as Zhang Shen saw Xie Chengcheng, he said: "Commander Xie Du, is it really the King of Qi who rebelled, not other people?" It is a great crime to slander the prince and rebel! He still didn't want to believe that Zhu Rong, the king of Qi, would suddenly rebel.

They still don't know about Yun Xi's order to abolish the throne of Zhu Rongqi.

Xie Cheng actually didn't want to believe it, and felt that Zhu Rong, the king of Qi, had no reason to rebel at all. However, he said at this time: "I personally asked the Jinyi guard who reported the news before you came, and it was indeed under the banner of the King of Qi, known as 'Zhu Qi Chen, Qing Jun Side'. This brocade guard also recognized that there were military generals among them, and the generals of the three guards of King Qi. ”

Zhang Shen sat down in a chair, his face overwhelmed; He Yuan on the side said to Xie Cheng: "Xie Du commands the envoy, immediately transfer troops to quell the rebellion!" ”

Xie Cheng smiled bitterly: "It's still a rebellion!" Now the rebels above 10,000 have arrived in Yantou Town last night, and they may all arrive in Jinan City after an hour, and now there are only more than 5,000 soldiers in Jinan, and many people are outside the city. ”

Zhang Shen listened to Xie Cheng's words, and immediately jumped up from his seat and said, "Commander Xie Du, you must hold Jinan!" He Yuan on the side also looked at Xie Cheng, with the same meaning on his face.

The Ming Dynasty implemented the responsibility of the local magistrate to guard the land, and the local magistrate would lose his head if he lost it. Although Zhang Shen is the political envoy of Shandong, not Jinan, Jinan is the provincial governor of Shandong, and it is also a felony for him to lose Jinan; As for He Yuan, as the prefect of Jinan, of course, he can only coexist and die with Jinan City.

Xie Cheng said: "Don't worry, I will definitely do my best to defend Jinan City!" I have ordered all the soldiers outside the city to enter the city and defend it. And I immediately ordered the guards from all over Shandong to gather in Jinan to guard Jinan, and it is best to destroy the thieves before the will of the imperial court comes! ”

Zhang Shen and He Yuan were at ease. He Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Commander Xie Du, if all the guards in the province are transferred to Jinan City, what if the rebels attack other cities?" ”

Xie Cheng's heart moved, but his face was not obvious, and he said, "It won't be transferred from all the guards." The Texas garrison did not move to prevent the rebels from moving north. ”

"As for Dongchang Mansion and Yanzhou Mansion, if they don't defeat Jinan, how dare they attack Dongchang Mansion and Yanzhou Mansion? Besides, I can't mobilize the three guards of King Lu in Yanzhou Mansion, which is enough to prepare. Therefore, it is possible to mobilize the health centers of Dongchang Prefecture and Dongpingju to support. ”

"In addition, Jiyang and other places are in the northeast of Jinan, since it was the rebellion of the King of Qi, it must have come from Qingzhou in the east."

"Qingzhou's Qi Wang Sanwei is now only more than 30,000 people, and it is estimated that it will be about 30,000 if some people are purged. In addition, the army stationed in Qingzhou had to gather the main force to attack Jinan, so it was impossible for all the counties along the way to be prepared. ”

"Let the guards in Jiyang and other places attack and disturb it, and then have the troops gathered in Jinan to fight in front, it is enough to destroy the enemy and quell the rebellion."

Zhang Shen and He Yuan are both civil officials and don't know how to fight, so they didn't ask when they heard that what Xie Cheng said made sense, but just said: "If you need to mobilize young people, tell us to mobilize immediately." ”

Xie Cheng said: "Now that Jinan has few soldiers, of course it is necessary to mobilize young people to defend the city. However, if there are too many young people killed or injured, it will not be a good thing for the eastern part of Shandong, so 10,000 young people should be mobilized first, and if it is not enough, it will not be too late to mobilize again. ”

Zhang Shen was a little surprised, but then said with relief: "Just do what Xie Du commanded." Then he immediately added: "But if you need more young people to defend the city, you must say it in time." ”

Xie Cheng said: "Of course. Do I still want Jinan City to be lost? ”

Later, the three of them discussed how to write the memorabilia for Yun Xi more appropriately. After deliberating, they felt that although it was basically determined that it was Zhu Rong, the king of Qi, who had rebelled, they had not seen Zhu Rong now, so for the sake of safety, they just said that it was 'suspected' that the king of Qi had rebelled, and then used the fastest six hundred li to expedite the capital.

After they dispersed, Xie Cheng began to arrange the defense of the city, and Zhang Shen and He Yuan also went back.